标题: Forbes, July 20, 2015 (I) [打印本页] 作者: choi 时间: 7-11-2015 12:26 标题: Forbes, July 20, 2015 (I) (1) Brian Solomon, From Farm to Dog Bowl; Lucy Postins’ human-grade dog food proves there’s no limit to what Americans will spend on their pets. http://www.forbes.com/sites/bria ... e-pet-food-startup/
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“of the $20 billion pet food market, The Honest Kitchen [, going upmarket,] has captured $21 million in annual revenue, and the company projects growth of nearly 50% this year.
“Early on Postins had no idea such a market existed.
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(a) "Honest Kitchen’s San Diego headquarters in the shadow of Petco Park"
Petco Park https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petco_Park
(2004- ; an open-air ballpark in downtown San Diego; home park of Major League Baseball's San Diego Padres; Petco Park is named after the pet supplies retailer Petco, which is based in San Diego and paid for the naming rights until 2026)
(b) "Willow and Taro are Postins’ dogs, purebred Rhodesian Ridgebacks whose ancestors were raised to hunt lions"
muesli https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muesli
(section 1 Etymology)作者: choi 时间: 7-11-2015 12:28
(2) Zack O'Malley Greenburg, Big Bucks for Big Brothers. The most powerful person of the Chinese film industry? Martial arts legend Jackie Chan combined a government perch with a capitalist's attitude to make himself extremely rich. http://www.forbes.com/sites/zack ... highest-paid-actor/
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“Once ubiquitous in Hollywood, Chan hasn’t had an American live action hit in five years. Yet he’s earned an estimated $50 million over the past 12 months, more than any actor in the world besides Robert Downey Jr [No 2 in Celebrity 100; earned $81m] and enough to land him the No 38 spot in the FORBES Celebrity 100 [which ranks athletes, entertainers (actors, singers) etc by 2014 income], right behind Tiger Woods [No 37; $50.5m]. What gives? He’s one of a select few with a true grasp of the fundamentals of the film business on both sides of the Pacific
“Between all the acting and all the owning [of brands he has created or endorsed], FORBES estimates Chan has amassed a net worth of some $350 million.
“He [Chan] was born in UK-controlled Hong Kong in 1954. His parents worked in the kitchen of the French embassy there before decamping for Australia. He later learned his father had been a spy for Taiwan.
“THERE ARE ABOUT 20,000 movie screens in China, roughly half the number as in the U.S., despite having more than four times as many people.
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(a) "Chan’s intended message is that he’s a conservationist–he’s lately been recording scads of public service announcements aimed at discouraging Chinese consumers from buying products made from poached tigers and rhinos."
scad (n): "a large number or quantity —usually used in plural <scads of money>" www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scad
(b) “Take the film Dragon Blade 天将雄狮. Never heard of it? Makes sense: It hasn’t been released in the US yet * * * But it was a huge deal in China–grossing $120 million–and Chan, the film’s lead, cut himself a back-end deal that likely made him more than $10 million.”
That is, an actor is not paid in advance for a fixed sum, but gets a (predetermined) cut of profits (from box office).
(c) "Chan churned out Hong Kong hits, performing his own stunts and breaking dozens of bones (he nearly died after falling out of a tree in Yugoslavia while filming the 1986 action flick Armour of God, which he wrote, directed and starred in)."
(i) Armour of God (film) 龍兄虎弟 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armour_of_God_(film)
(1986)
(ii) Armor of God https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armor_of_God
(Ephesians 6:11)
(d) “Five years ago he and a partner built the Jackie Chan Yaolai International Cinema 耀莱成龙国际影城, a 17-screen multiplex in Beijing that now sells 50,000 tickets on big weekend days. That success led to a 50/50 joint venture to create 37 more theaters bearing Chan’s name, each with a stand selling the actor’s merchandise.”
(e) "Chan is also expanding his JC [standing for Jackie Chan] Stunt Team into a film-services company that matches American studios with bilingual crew members in China, from stunt coordinators to assistant directors. 'I slowly want to build a William Morris,' he says."
William Morris (disambiguation) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Morris_(disambiguation)
(may refer to: William Morris, founder of the William Morris Agency [1898- ; based in Beverly Hills, Calif], an American talent and literary agency)